Forget snakes and spiders. In primary school, my biggest fear was long division. I still vividly remember the feeling. A gut-wrenching stress triggered by symbols that refused to make sense, numbers that seem to appear from nowhere, and concepts that ...

 EducationReview · 2020: Looking back and moving forward in education podcast - Brad Scanlon - Episode 2 Education, like many sectors in 2020, was severely disrupted in several states and territories, with lockdowns, border closures and remote learning models ...

Over time, we’ve understood that traditional classroom furniture and traditional classroom design simply no longer facilitates the most effective, engaging and productive learning environment for students. Studies have highlighted that the physical classroom environment has a direct relationship with the ...

A US history teacher was astounded by his middle-school class’ lack of knowledge surrounding world events and history, with one student stating that D-Day was a rapper and another asking who Hitler was. The teacher, TikTok user @samuelsleeves, shared the ...

Amidst the school shutdowns of 2020, more than a few of us pointed to teachers’ improved relationships with technology as a silver lining. Surely, after a year of wrangling kids in video calls, teachers would no doubt emerge as digital ...

While the worldwide smash Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit is about a whole lot more than chess, viewers like myself were drawn into the amount of strategic risk-taking, foresight, planning and dedication required for the protagonist to overcome the formidable ...

In the remote Indigenous communities of WA, trachoma and other infectious diseases are often contracted by the lack of fresh bedding. However, a new initiative launched in Kalgoorlie by Curtin University’s Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAWA) will see a new ...

A new study conducted by digital platform company Preply examined internet access and infrastructure in 30 OECD countries, finding Australian students experience one of the slowest broadband speeds of 45.9 Mbit/s. Given the reliance on remote learning during the COVID-19 ...

Last week, after discussing how much time was being spent in front of Minecraft, my eldest came back at me with a frustratingly good observation: “But Dad… it’s educational!” He wasn’t wrong.  As a high school maths teacher, I’d ordinarily ...

 EducationReview · What's wrong with TikTok? | Susan McLean After being released in China in 2016 and globally the following year, TikTok has quickly become a social media phenomenon. With its ability to create quirky, short-form videos incorporating dancing ...